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- noun philosophy The
materialist position which holds that folk psychology presents a false view of the mind
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This surprising doctrine is called eliminativism, and has been a major focus of discussion amongst philosophers of mind over the last 20 years.
Folk Psychology as a Theory Ravenscroft, Ian 2004
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Who said anything about "eliminativism" Stop it with these bait-and-switch bluffs, Pez – do you think we won't notice?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Who said anything about "eliminativism" Stop it with these bait-and-switch bluffs, Pez – do you think we won't notice?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Who said anything about "eliminativism" Stop it with these bait-and-switch bluffs, Pez – do you think we won't notice?
Bunny and a Book 2008
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This view, generally known as eliminativism, has been most prominently advocated by Churchland (1981) and Stich (in his
Belief Schwitzgebel, Eric 2006
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(Dennett be damned; his eliminativism about consciousness, not the man himself.)
April 13th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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Eliminative materialism (or eliminativism) is the radical claim that our ordinary, common-sense understanding of the mind is deeply wrong and that some or all of the mental states posited by common-sense do not actually exist.
Blurring the Line 2007
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Eliminative materialism (also called eliminativism) is a materialist position in the philosophy of mind.
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Doesn't that mean, contrary to eliminativism, that there must be some psychological states?
Physicalism Stoljar, Daniel 2009
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But even this is simply a form of eliminativism that itself relies on a consensus of subjective perceptions.
Carry-Over Thread 2007
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